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CURRENT AFFAIR MCQS Answer Space Junk The space junk WT1190F (WTF)
has successfully landed near southern coast of Sri
Lanka on November 13. Most of WTF burned up in the
atmosphere. Initially, it was believed as some form of
1. Which is the most powerful supercomputer in the extra-terrestrial related object.
world currently?
4. What is the India’s rank in 2015 Global Hunger
[A]Titan Index (GHI) report?
[B]Tianhe-2 [A]55
[C]Sequoia [B]65
[D]Mira [C]70
[D]80
Answe Answer
rTianhe-2 According to a biannual Top500 list of 80 India is ranked 80th out of 104 countries in the
supercomputers, China’s Tianhe-2 supercomputer has Global Hunger Index 2015. This report’s GHI scores are
maintained its position as the world’s most powerful based on a new, improved formula that reflects the
system for the 6th consecutive time. Tianhe-2 (or multidimensional nature of hunger by combining four
Milky Way 2) was developed by China’s National indicators related to undernourishment, wasting,
University of Defence Technology and deployed at the stunting, and child mortality. The Global Hunger Index
National Supercomputer Center in Guangzhou. Its (GHI) was first released by the International Food
performance is 33.86 petaflops per second (Pflop/s), Policy Research Institute and Welthungerhilfe in 2006.
.It has held the title since June 2013. The Chinese
system is almost twice as fast as the next on the list,
Titan of the US Department of Energy 5. The term ‘Doha Round of Negotiations’, is related to
which of the following organizations?
2. Which day is observed as the International Day of [A]G20

Persons with Disabilities? [B]IAEA
[A]November 17 [C]WTO
[B]November 20 [D]ASEAN
[C]November 26 Hamim Huda
[D]December 3 Answer
WTO The Doha Round of Negotiations are the latest

Answer round of trade negotiations among the WTO
membership. The negotiations are aimed to achieve
rDecember 3 December 3 is observed as the major reforms of the international trading system by
International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The way of low trade barriers and revised trade rules. The
annual observance was proclaimed in 1992 by the Round was started in 2001 in Doha, Qatar during the
United Nations. The theme for 2015 is-‘Inclusion WTO’s fourth Ministerial Conference.
matters: access and empowerment of people of all
abilities’. The present Modi government has launched 6. Who is set to become the India’s next Permanent
‘Accessible India Campaign’ also known as Sugamya Representative to UN?
Bharat Abhiyan to provide universal accessibility to [A]Arun Kumar Singh
persons with disabilities.
[B]Syed Akbaruddin
[C]Subramanian Jaishankar
3. What is WT1190F?
[D]Sumatra Singh
[A]Humanoid Robot
Answer
[B]Space Junk
Syed Akbaruddin Syed Akbaruddin (1985 batch IFS
[C]Super Computer officer) has been appointed as India’s Permanent
[D]A Type of Virus Representative to the United Nations. He will succeed
Asoke Mukerji. Earlier, he had served at the Answer
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Geneva
and is considered an “expert” on the West Asia where Australia Australia is considered to have the largest
he had served in various capacities. reserve of recoverable uranium in the world.
However, Australia ranks third in terms of production
7. Which one of the following alert is introduced by of uranium. Kazakhstan and Canada produce more
Interpol on a pilot basis to locate and seize illicit assets than Australia. Recently, India and Australia have
of criminals globally? concluded their civil nuclear agreement. India is the
first country to buy Uranium from Australia without
[A]Black Notice being a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation
[B]Orange Notice Treaty (NPT).
[C]Silver Notice
[D]Purple Notice 10. Who has won the 2015 Brazilian Grand Prix title of
Formula-1?
[A]Mark Webber
Answer.
[B]Nico Rosberg
Silver Notice Interpol has introduced a new
international alert called “Silver Notice” on a pilot [C]Sebastian Vettel
basis to assist its 190 member countries to identify,
[D]Jenson Button
monitor, freeze and confiscate assets of criminals
globally. Other alerts issued by Interpol are – Red Answer
Notice, Blue Notice, Green Notice, Yellow Notice,
Black Notice, Orange Notice, Purple Notice and UN Nico Rosberg Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg from
Special Notice. Click here to know about types of Germany has won the 2015 Brazilian Grand Prix title of
Interpol notices. Formula One (F1) by beating his teammate Lewis
Hamiliton. It was Rosberg’s fifth win of 2015 and the
13th of his career.
8. On which date, The United Nations’ (UN) 11. Which country is set to host the 2015 Asia-Pacific
International Day for Tolerance is observed? Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ summit?
[A]November 10 [A]Australia
[B]November 16 [B]Thailand
[C]November 21 [C]Philippines
[D]November 24 [D]Indonesia
Answer Answer
November 16 The United Nations (UN) International Philippines For the first time in nearly two decades,
Day for Tolerance is observed annually on November Philippines will host the 2015 Asia-Pacific Economic
16 to help people understand the importance of Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ summit in Manila The
tolerance worldwide. In 1996, the UN General first time the Philippines hosted the summit was in
Assembly invited the Un Member States to observe 1996. This year, under the theme of “Building Inclusive
the International Day for Tolerance on 16 November. Economies, Building a Better World”, Manila will push
This action followed on the UN Year for Tolerance, for inclusive growth, highlighting the role of small and
1995, proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1993 medium enterprises (SMEs), which account for more
at the initiative of UNESCO. than 97 per cent of businesses in APEC economies.
12. On which date, World Diabetes Day is observed?
9. Which country is considered to have the largest [A]November 10

reserve of recoverable uranium in the world?
[B]November 12
[A]Canada
[C]November 14
[B]Australia
[D]November 16
[C]Russia
Answer
[D]Kazakhstan
November 14 November 14 is observed as World
Diabetes Day. It is jointly organized by the World [B]Russia
Health Organisation and the International Diabetes
Federation. The logo of World Diabetes Day is a blue [C]Ukraine
circle, which symbolizes life and health. November 14 [D]Mexico
marks the birthday of the man who co-discovered
insulin, Frederick Banting. Insulin is a critically Answer
important medication for individuals with Type 1
Russia Recently, Russia’s athletics federation was
diabetes.
provisionally suspended from international
competition – including the Olympic Games – for its
alleged involvement in widespread doping. The
13. Aung San Suu Kyi led National League for Council of the International Association of Athletics
Democracy (NLD) party has won the election in which Federations (IAAF) took action after the publication of
country? an independent World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)
[A]Cambodia report that alleged “state- sponsored doping”.
[B]Myanmar
[C]Thailand 16. Which country won highest number of medals in

the recent World Youth Chess Championships?
[D]Indonesia
[A]Russia
[B]China
Myanmar Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu
Kyi’s party has won the recent election conducted in [C]India
Myanmar. The party has ousted the military-linked [D]Japan
present government. This win will take the Myanmar
closer to full democracy. Suu Kyi and her party are the Answer
long time antagonists to the generals who ruled
India India won as many as 11 medals, including five
Myanmar from a coup in 1962 until 2011, when they
gold, three silver and three bronze at the World Youth
handed power to their political arm after a 2010 vote
Chess Championships at Porto Carras in Greece. The
that was tainted by allegations of fraud and boycotted
World Youth Chess Championships is amongst the
by the opposition.
biggest event in the world with participation of players
from across the globe.
14. Comac C919 aircraft is developed by which among

the following countries?
17. Which country hosted the International Summit on
[A]China Migration between EU and African leaders ?
[B]Japan [A]Egypt
[C]France [B]Greece
[D]Australia [C]Malta
Answer [D]Italy
China C919, developed by Commercial Aircraft Answer

Corporation of China (COMAC) is the first plane
Malta Recently, an international summit on migration
produced by a Chinese initiative to compete in the
between EU and African leaders was held in Valleta,
market for large passenger jetliners. China is one of
Malta. The summit was held to ease the Europe’s
the biggest aviation markets but relies on Boeing and
migration crisis. The summit was attended by 63
Airbus aircraft. The C919 is one of several initiatives
European and African heads of state and government,
launched by the ruling Communist Party to transform
as well as representatives of international and regional
China from the world’s low-cost factory into a creator
organizations.
of profitable technology.
18. Who is the winner of the 2015 International

15. Which country was provisionally suspended from
Children’s Peace Prize?
International athletics on doping charges?
[A]Om Prakash Gurjar
[A]China
[B]Abraham M Keita
[C]Malala Yousafzai
[D]Neha Gupta 21. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of UN

has declared the year 2016 as the __?
Answer
[A]International Year of Soils
Abraham M Keita Abraham M Keita (17) of Liberia was
awarded with the prestigious International Children’s [B]International Year of Family Farming
Peace Prize 2015. He won the prize for his role in
demanding justice for children who are victims of [C]International Year of Quinoa
physical or sexual violence. The International [D]International Year of Pulses
Children’s Peace Prize is awarded annually to a child
who has made a significant difference in improving Answer
children’s rights. The prize was launched by KidsRights
International Year of Pulses The 68th UN General
during the 2005 World Summit of Nobel Peace
Assembly has declared 2016 as the International Year
Laureates at the Capitol in Rome, chaired by Mikhail
of Pulses (IYP). The IYP 2016 aims to increase the
Gorbachev. Since then, the prize has been presented
public awareness about the nutritional benefits of
every year by a Nobel Peace Laureate.
pulses as part of sustainable food production aimed
towards food security and nutrition. The Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
19. Which day is celebrated as World Science Day for has been nominated to facilitate the implementation
Peace and Development 2015? of the Year in collaboration with all stakeholders.
[A]6th November
[B]8th November 22. Recently, which partially recognized states’s

[C]10th November proposal for membership was rejected by UNESCO?
[D]12th November [A]Somaliland
Answer [B]Palestine
10th November World Science Day is celebrated [C]Sahrawi

worldwide on 10 November each year. It was started [D]Kosovo
in 2001 by UNESCO. It is celebrated to demonstrate
the importance of science in our daily life. The theme Answer
of World Science Day 2015 is Science for a Sustainable
Kosovo Kosovo’s proposal for membership was
Future.
narrowly rejected by the UNESCO members. According
to UNESCO rules, the support of two—thirds of those
voting was required to allow membership for a new
20. Which among the following organisations state. Kosovo’s proposal got less than two-thirds of
published the report titled – ‘World Energy Outlook votes. Kosovo has been recognized by 111 countries
2015’? since it declared independence from Serbia in 2008.
Russia backed Serbia in Kosovo’s 1998—99 war for
[A]World Bank
independence. Russia has used its U.N. Security
[B]International Energy Agency (IEA) Council veto to block Kosovo from becoming a full
U.N. member.
[C]International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
[D]International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

23. Which among the following countries will host the
Answer World Humanitarian Summit in 2016?
International Energy Agency (IEA) The World Energy [A]France
Outlook report is published annually by International
Energy Agency (IEA). The International Energy Agency [B]Russia
(IEA) was established in the framework of the
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and [C]Germany
Development (OECD) in 1974. It acts as a policy [D]Turkey
adviser to its member states. The World Energy
Outlook 2015, points that the global energy use is set Answer
to grow by one-third over the next 25 years, driven
Turkey The first World Humanitarian Summit will be
mostly by emerging economies.
held in early 2016 in Istanbul of Turkey. The summit
aimed at setting a forward-looking agenda for champions Germany by two points. Argentina slipped
humanitarian action to collectively address future down to third ahead of Portugal, while Chile climbed
humanitarian challenges. It also aimed to build a more up to the fifth place. India’s rank is 167.
inclusive and diverse humanitarian system committed
to humanitarian principles.
3. China -Taiwan summit was held in which country?
24. Which of the following countries launched the [A]Indonesia

satellite named Yaogan-28? [B]Singapore
[A]South Korea [C]Thailand
[B]North Korea [D]Vietnam
[C]Japan Answer
[D]China Singapore Chinese President Xi Jinping and Taiwan’s
President Ma Ying-jeou held their historic talks in
Answer
Singapore – their first in more than 60 years on
China China launched Yaogan-28, a remote sensing November 7, 2015. The two countries split in 1949
satellite from Taiyuan launch site in Shanxi province. when the Kuomintang lost to the Chinese Communist
Long March-4B rocket carried the satellite into space. Party in the civil war and set up a new government in
It will be used for land surveys, crop yield estimates Taiwan. Relations between China and Taiwan have
and disaster relief etc. China launched the first improved under Mr. Ma Ying- jeou since he took office
“Yaogan” series satellite, Yaogan-1, in 2006. in 2008, with better economic ties and improving
tourism links.
25. Which country has been declared free of Ebola by

the World Health Organisation (WHO) on 7th 27. Which country is sending its largest warship
November, 2015? against Islamic State (IS) in Syria and Iraq?
[A]Guinea [A]France
[B]Liberia [B]Britain
[C]Sierra Leone [C]Canada
[D]Nigeria [D]USA
Answer Answer
Sierra Leone World Health Organisation (WHO) France France is sending its largest warship Charles de
declared Sierra Leone as Ebola free on 7th November Gaulle aircraft carrier to fight against Islamic State (IS)
after 18 months of first reported case in the country. in Syria and Iraq. The Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier
Sierra Leone recorded its first Ebola infection in May is the largest warship in Western Europe and is also
2014. It is one of the three worst effected countries the only nuclear-powered carrier in service outside of
due to Ebola virus. The other two are Liberia and the US Navy. France is joining the USA-led military
Guinea. On September 3, Liberia achieved Ebola-free operation against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.
status. Guinea is still reporting few new cases.
28. Who is the new Prime Minister of Canada?

26. Which country is World No. 1 in FIFA latest
rankings? [A]Vivian Barbot
[A]Brazil [B]Denis Lebe
[B]Belgium l [C]David Johnston
[C]Germany [D]Justin Trudeau
[D]Argentina Answer
Answer Justin Trudeau Justin Trudeau of Liberal Party has

been elected as 23rd Prime Minister of Canada. He is
Belgium Belgium topped the FIFA World rankings for eldest son of Canada’s former Prime Minister Pierre
the first time in history. It surpassed the world Trudeau who was in office for 16 years and led the
country till 1984. He became the second youngest
Prime Minister of Canada and the first to follow a
32. Which was the host country of recent ASEAN
parent into office.
Defence Ministers Meeting (ADMM)-Plus?
[A]Malaysia
29. Which of the following has been named as World’s
healthiest country? [B]Indonesia
[A]Italy [C]Vietnam
[B]Singapore [D]Singapore
[C]Australia Answer
Malaysia The ADMM is a gathering of the defence

[D]Switzerland
ministers from the 10 Asean nations. The ADMM-Plus
Answer includes the ASEAN members along with eight
dialogue partners — Australia, China, India, Japan,
Singapore Singapore has topped the list of World’s New Zealand, South Korea, Russia and the US.
healthiest countries, while India has secured the 103rd Recently the ADMM-Plus was held in Malaysia.
position. The list ranks countries using data from the
United Nations, the World Bank and the World Health
Organisation
33. Which of the following countries plane crashed
recently in Sinai peninsula of Egypt killing all people
aboard?
30. Who among the following is current Chinese Vice
President? [A]Germany
[A]Wang Yong [B]France
[B]Li Yuanchao [C]Russia
[C]Yang Jing [D]Indonesia
[D]Li Keqiang Answer
Answer Russia The Russian plane heading to St Petersburg,

likely carrying tourists returning from holidays in
Li Yuanchao Recently, Chinese Vice President Li Egypt’s popular Sharm el-Sheikh resort was crahed in
Yuanchao visited India to sign two agreements Sinai region of Egypt. All the passengers including crew
including one in the field of water resources on are reported to be killed in the crash. Till now, the real
sharing hydrological data on the Sutlej river. Li is the cause for the plane crash is unknown.
first Chinese Vice president to visit India in more than
six decades.
34. Recently, which two countries of Europe have

conducted a joint session of both governments after a
31. Which country topped the 2015 Global Prosperity
conflict of 25 years?
Index?
[A]Bosnia and Slovenia
[A]Switzerland
[B]Bosnia and Serbia
[B]Norway
[C]Ukraine and Croatia
[C]Denmark
[D]Croatia and Serbia
[D]Sweden
Answer
Answer
Bosnia and Serbia The Serbian and Bosnian
Norway The annual Legatum Prosperity Index ranks governments held their first post-war joint session in
142 countries across eight categories: the Economy, Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina on
Entrepreneurship & Opportunity, Governance, November 4, 2015. Both the countries are trying to
Education, Safety & Security, Personal Freedom, improve their relations for economic development and
Health, and Social Capital. Norway ranked top in the stabilization of Western Balkan region. Both the
recent list. Switzerland is ranked 2nd in the Index for countries are aspiring to become members of
the third year in a row. India ranked 99 position. European Union (EU). The joint session was held after
their conflict began 25 years ago during the [C]Canada
dissolution of Yugoslavia. During the joint session, the
two governments has signed agreements on various [D]Europe
issues including protection of cultural heritage, Answer
telecommunications, finding of mission persons and
sustainable development. USA Visa Inc. is an American based payment company.
Recently it has announced to buy Visa Europe.
35. Which country was most hit by the rare and

historic cyclone Chapala, recently? 38. Which among the following countries is the
world’s largest cotton producer?
[A]Yemen
[A]USA
[B]Omen
[B]China
[C]Somalia
[C]Australia
[D]Malaysia
[D]India
Answer
Answer
Yemen Recently, the deadly tropical cyclone Chapala
has made landfall on the desert nation of Yemen, China China is the world’s largest producer of cotton.
causing widespread floods in coastal regions. The China is followed by India and USA.
cyclone made landfall in the south eastern provinces
of Hadramawt and Shabwa along the Gulf of Aden
coast of Yemen in Arabian Sea bringing winds of speed 39. According to the ‘Freedom on the Net 2015’
more than 100 kms per hour. Cyclone Chapala was report, which among the following country is the
formed after a low pressure was formed over the world’s worst abuser of internet freedom?
Arabian Sea with deep depression intensity. The low
pressure was formed due to record warm water [A]Iran
believed to be associated with an El Niño event and
[B]China
low vertical wind shear.
[C]Syria
[D]North Korea
36. Which among the following Asian countries has
imposed national emergency due to internal security Answer
issues, recently?
China According to the report ‘Freedom on the Net
[A]Indonesia 2015’, released by Freedom House, China country was
the worst abuser of internet freedom in the world.
[B]Maldives
China was followed by Syria and Iran. Whereas in
[C]Nepal India, Internet freedom is improved for the second
consecutive year in 2015. The report is based on
[D]Sri Lanka internet-related developments in 65 countries across
the world since June month of 2014. According to the
Answer
report, internet freedom is most improved in Sri Lanka
Maldives President of Maldives Abdulla Yameen has and Zambia because of recent change in governments
declared state of emergency for 30 days on grounds of of those countries. Freedom house is a non-profit
threat to national security. The declaration with effect organisation that supports democracy and freedom
to emergency has been made on November 4, 2015 as and advocates for human rights.
per article 253 of the constitution of Maldives. The
constitution of Maldives gives president powers to
declare emergency and suspend certain rights of the 40.Tallest mountain in North America, Mount
citizens. McKinley renamed as Denali
37.Visa Inc., the world’s largest payments network is United States has changed the name of tallest
based in ____________? mountain in North America Mount McKinley to its
original native name Denali. It was announced by US
[A]Russia
President Barack Obama ahead of his three-day visit to
[B]USA Alaska to highlight the issue of climate change. It was
renamed following the lead of the state of Alaska, US Answer
Department of the Interior (USDoI) in conjunction with
the US Board on Geographic Names (USBGN). Key Lake Kariba Lake Kariba is the world’s largest
facts The summit elevation of Mount Denali is 6,190 m man-made lake and reservoir by volume. It lies along
above sea level. It is located in the Alaska Range and the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Denali National Park in the US state of Alaska. Till
1896, it was named as Denali (meaning as High One or
Great One) among the natives of Alaska, but was 44. Which country is building the Asia’s first big
renamed as Mount McKinley in the honour of William database for International shipping?
McKinley after he was nominated to become the US
[B]China
President.
[C]Japan
[D]Sri Lanka
41. Which organisation signed Moscow Declaration for
partnership in addressing common regional and global Answer
socio-economic challenges by utilising science,
technology and innovation (STI)? China A big data base for International shipping, which
is said to be first in Asia, will be established in east
[A]BRICS China’s port city of Quingdao. The 5 billion yuan
project includes a big data exchange, a research
[B]SAARC
academy, an industrial park and a big data centre.
[C]ASEAN
[D]SCO
45. Which country has recorded the largest number of
Answer Tuberculosis cases in the World in 2014?
BRICS BRICS nations Brazil, Russia, India, China and [A]Indonesia

South Africa signed Moscow Declaration for
[B]China
partnership in addressing common regional and global
socio-economic challenges by utilising science, [C]India
technology and innovation (STI). It was signed at the
third meeting of the BRICS Ministers for Science, [D]South Africa
Technology and Innovation held in Moscow, Russia.
Answer
India As per the World Health Organisation (WHO),

42.Recently, which former British PM has concedes India has recorded the largest number of Tuberculosis
rise of Islamic State is due to Iraq war? cases in the world last year. Tuberculosis killed 1.5
million people in 2014 which ranks alongside HIV as a
[A]Edward Heath leading killer worldwide. As per the report, India,
Indonesia and China had largest number of cases at 23
[B]John Major
per cent, 10 per cent and 10 per cent respectively of
[C]Gordon Brown the global total in 2014. India and Nigeria accounted
for about one-third of global TB deaths.
[D]Tony Blair
Answer
46. Which country has won the Rugby World Cup,
Tony Blair British former Prime Minister Tony Blair has recently?
apologised for mistakes made over the Iraq War. He
conceded that the war has caused the rise of Islamic [A]Australia
State militant group.
[B]Netherland
[C]New Zealand
43. Which is the world’s largest man-made lake and
[D]USA
reservoir by volume?
Answer
[A]Lake Volta
New Zealand New Zealand team overwhelmed
[B]Lake Kariba
Australia 34-17 to clinch the Rugby World cup for a
[C]Lake Tanzania record third time. It became the first nation to retain
the Webb Ellis cup.
[D]Lake Harike
50. Which two countries will host the Asian Cup cricket
in 2016 and 2018, respectively?
47. Which is the world’s largest man-made lake and
reservoir by volume? [A]Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
[A]Lake Volta [B]Sri Lanka and India
[B]Lake Kariba [C]Bangladesh and India
[C]Lake Tanzania [D]Pakistan and India
[D]Lake Harike Answer
Answer Bangladesh and India The 2016 Asia Cup T20

tournament will be held in Bangladesh in February.
Lake Kariba Lake Kariba is the world’s largest
India will host 2018 edition of Asia Cup.
man-made lake and reservoir by volume. It lies along
the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
51. Who has won the European Union’s prize for

human rights and freedom of thought?
48.Which country is planning to build world’s most
powerful particle collider? [A]Syed Kamal
[A]China [B]Raif Badawi
[B]Sweden [C]Edward Snowden
[C]France [D]Malala Yousafzai
[D]Russia Answer
Answer Raif Badawi Saudi blogger Raif Badawi has been

chosen for the prestigious European Union’s prize for
China China is planning to design of a super giant human rights and freedom of thought. Badawi was
particle collider which will be bigger and more well known for insulting Islam and for cyber crime.
powerful than any particle accelerator on earth. Named in honour of Soviet scientist and dissident
Chinese scientists have completed an initial Andrei Sakharov, the prize has been awarded by the
conceptual design of collider. With a circumference of European Parliament annually since 1998. The first
50 to 100 km, the proposed Chinese accelerator recipients were Nelson Mandela and Russian author
Circular electron Positron Collider will generate
and dissident Anatoly Marchenko.
millions of Higgs bosons particles, allowing a more
precise understanding.
52. Who has won the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of

Thought, 2015?
49.. Which country has over taken the US to become
the world’s largest online retail market? [A]Raif Badawi
[A]India [B]Denis Mukwege
[B]Singapore [C]Ensaf Haidar
[C]China [D]Martin Schulz
[D]Japan Answer
Answer Raif Badawi The Saudi Arabian blogger and author of

the website Free Saudi Liberals, Mr. Raif Badawi won
China China over took the US to become the world’s 2015 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought for
largest online retail market as its e-commerce courageously expressing his ideas and openly raising
revenues grossed $439 million last year constituting his doubts on the rules of his country which he
7% of its GDP. According to US journal Statista, US deemed overtly restrictive. Currently, he is serving a
online sales last year accounted to about $290 billion. 10-year sentence and 1,000 lashes for insulting Islam.
In 2014, the number of online shoppers in China The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought has been
climbed to 361 million, representing 55.7% of the awarded by the European Parliament since 1988 to
nation’s shoppers. individuals or organisations for their contribution to
the fight for human rights and democracy.
where all 2015 targets for mortality, prevalence and
incidence were met.
53. Who is the new President of Tanzania?
[A]Edward Lowassa
56. Who is the first Woman President of Nepal?
[B]Samia Suluhu
[A]Bidhya Devi Bhandari
[C]Asha-Rose Migiro
[B]Krishna Prasad Bhattarai
[D]John Pombe Magufuli
[C]Onsari Gharti Margi
Answer
[D]Kul Bahadur Gurung
John Pombe Magufuli Dr. John Pombe Magufuli (56) is
the fifth President of Tanzania, who won the 2015 Answer
Tanzanian general election. He was the candidate
from ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party. Bidhya Devi Bhandari The Communist leader, Ms.
Bidhya Devi Bhandari (54) has been elected as the first
woman President of Nepal,. Ms. Bhandari succeeded
Mr. Ram Baran Yadav who was elected as the
54. As per the WEF’s Global Shapers Annual Survey country’s first President in 2008 after Nepal was
2015, who is the most admired leader in the world? declared a Republic following the abolition of a
[A]Bill Gates 240-year-old monarchy. Previously, Ms. Bhandari was
the vice-chairperson of the Unified Marxist–Leninist
[B]Mahatma Gandhi party of Nepal and chair of the All Nepal Women
Association.
[C]Pope Francis
[D]Nelson Mandela
57. The world’s first 3D blood vessel bio printer has
Answer
been invented by which country, recently?
Nelson Mandela As per World Economic Forum’s
[A]China
(WEF) Global Shapers Annual Survey 2015, late South
African President Mr. Nelson Mandela is the most [B]India
admired leader of the world followed by Pope
Francis(2nd), Tesla Motors’ CEO Elon Musk (3rd) , [C]Japan
Mahatma Gandhi (4th), Microsoft Founder Bill
[D]USA
Gates(5th), US President Barack Obama (6th), Virgin
Group Founder Mr. Richard Barson (7), Apple Founder Answer
Mr. Steve Jobs (8), Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus
(9), Prime Minister of India Mr. Narendra Modi (10th) China The world’s first 3D blood vessel bio-printer has
been invented by Chinese biotechnological firm
and US investor Mr.Warren Buffett (11).
Sichuan Revotek. This 3-D blood vessel bio-printer
makes it easy to produce personalised functional
organs. With this innovation, the stem based 3D
55. As per the Global Tuberculosis Report 2015 which bio-printing technology has been plastered. Blood
country has the largest cases of Tuberculosis (TB) in vessel carry nutrients to organs and play a vital role in
the world? organ formation. The research team developed a new
[A]China bio-ink called “Biosynsphere”, whose primary goal is
the personalised stem cell bio-printing to pave the
[B]India way for organ regeneration.
[C]South Africa
[D]Vietnam 58. Recently, which country has launched the

Tianhui-1C mapping satellite?
Answer
[A]China
India The 12th Global Tuberculosis Report 2015 is
published by the World Health Organization (WHO). As [B]North Korea
per the report, India, Indonesia and China had the
largest number of cases: 23%, 10% and 10% of the [C]Japan
global total, respectively. India is among 9 high-burden
[D]South Korea
countries viz. Brazil, Cambodia, China, Ethiopia, India,
Myanmar, the Philippines, Uganda and Vietnam, Answer
China The Tianhui-1C mapping satellite of Tianhui-1 Answer
series has been launched by Long March 2D carrier
rocket from the Jiuquan launching base located in the Brazil The first edition of World Indigenous Games
China’s northwestern Gansu province.The satellite has 2015 are a multi-sport event that took place from
been developed and produced under the China October 23 to November 1, 2015 in Palmas, Brazil.
Approx, two thousand athletes from many indigenous
Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASTC)
which is China’s primary launch vehicle and satellite ethnic groups and 30 countries are taking part in the
contractor. It will be used for scientific experiments, first World Indigenous Games. The Games are
land resource surveys, mapping, crop yield estimation governed by the Inter Tribal Council, a Brazilian
indigenous peoples NGO that has staged Brazil’s
and disaster relief.
national Indigenous Games since 1996.
59. The 2015 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix has

been won by which sportsman? 62.Recently, Robert Mugabe won the 2015 Confucius
Peace Prize. He is the President/Prime Minister of
[A]Nico Rosberg which country?
[B]Sergio Perez [A]Egypt
[C]Sebastian Vette [B]South Africa
l [D]Lewis Hamilton [C]Tunisia
Answer [D]Zimbabve
Lewis Hamilton The Mercedes driver, Mr. Lewis Answer

Hamilton won the 2015 Formula 1 United States
Grand Prix title. It was the third title for Hamilton at Zimbabve The President of Zimbabve, Mr. Robert
the Circuit of the Americas in Elroy, Texas of the USA Gabriel Mugabe (91) won the 2015 Confucius Peace
where championship is being held annually. With this, Prize by China for working tirelessly to build the
he became only the second British driver after Sir political and economic stability of his country, bringing
Jackie Stewart to achieve the feat. peace to the people of Zimbabwe, strongly supporting
pan-Africanism and African independence and making
unparalleled contributions for the renaissance of
African civilisation. The Prize is a Chinese alternative to
60. On which date the World Polio Day has been the Nobel Peace Prize established in 2010 by the
observed? Association of Chinese Indigenous Arts. The award is
[A]October 24 bestowed for promotion of world peace from the
21st-century interpretation of Confucianism i.e.
[B]October 26 Universal harmony in the world.
[C]October 21
[D]October 29 63. According to latest findings, which chemical in

sunscreen killing coral reefs around the world?
Answer
[A]Oxybenzone
October 24 The World Polio Day has been observed on
24 October 2015. The day was observed to create [B]Benzophenone
awareness about the hazards of the crippling
disease.The Day was established by Rotary [C]Isopropyl alcohol
International over a decade ago to commemorate the [D]Diethanolamine
birth of Jonas Salk, who led the first team to develop a
vaccine against poliomyelitis. Answer
Oxybenzone Oxybenzone, a common UV-filtering

compound found in sunscreen killing coral reefs
61. First World Indigenous Games were held in __? around the world. The chemical not only kills the coral,
[A]Russia it causes DNA damage in adults and deforms the DNA
in coral in the larval stage, making it unlikely they can
[B]USA develop properly. Oxybenzone also caused coral
bleaching, which is prime cause of coral mortality
[C]Brazil
worldwide.
[D]China
64.An APSTAR-9 communication satellite has been [A]China
launched by which country, recently?
[B]Japan
[A]China
[C]Russia
[B]India
[D]Canada
[C]Pakistan
Answer
[D]Indonesia
China China commissioned the world’s high altitude
Answer hydropower station on Brahmaputra river. The Zam
Hydropower Station is considered the world’s
China China has successfully launched the APSTAR-9 highest-altitude hydropower station and the largest of
communications satellite on a Long March 3B rocket its kind in Tibet. The Zangmu dam, on which
from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in Sichuan
construction began in 2010, raised attention in India
province. The satellite is expected to deliver as the first major hydropower project on the middle
telecommunications and broadcasting services to reaches of the Brahmaputra, which has its source in
customers across the Asia-Pacific region. Tibet, where it is known as the Yarlung Tsangpo (or
Zangbo in Chinese).
65. Richard Heck, who died recently, was a Nobel

laureate in which field? 68. With which country Pakistan signed a major
[A]Chemistry agreement to build a 1,100 kilometre gas pipeline?
[B]Medicine [A]Russia
[C]Economics [B]China
[D]Physics [C]Iran
Answer [D]Afghanistan
Chemistry Richard Heck won the Nobel Prize in Answer

chemistry in 2010. He won the award along with Russia Pakistan signed a major agreement with Russia
Japanese Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki for inventing to build a 1,100 kilometre gas pipeline from Lahore to
new ways to bind carbon atoms that were used in Karachi. The 1,100 kilometre pipeline with a capacity
research to fight cancer and produce thin computer of 12.4 billion cubic metre per annum will connect
screens. Karachi’s liquefied natural gas terminals with those in
Lahore. Russia will invest 2 $ billion in the project, the
first phase of which is expected to conclude by
66. Which country is set to become the first ever December 2017.
cashless country in the world?
[A]Sweden
69.Recently, Onsari Gharti Magar became first woman
[B]Netherland parliament speaker of which country?
[C]Austria [A]Sri Lanka
[D]Singapore [B]Nepal
Answer [C]Belarus
Sweden Sweden is set to become the first ever [D]Argentina

cashless country in the world. As per the study by the
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, today five of six Answer
major banks in Sweden are already refusing to operate Nepal Onsari Gharti Magar has become the first
cash. As a result, and considering the latest Authority woman parliament speaker of Nepal after she was
guidelines, Bitcoins has the potential to become a unanimously elected by the parliament. Gharti was
commonly used currency in Sweden. earlier served as Deputy Speaker in parliament.
67.Which country commissioned the world’s high 70.The Andes Mountains does not pass through which
altitude hydropower station, recently? one of the following countries?
[A]Argentina
[B]Peru 73. In context to latest astronomical findings, what is

KIC 8462852?
[C]Switzerland
[A]Asteroid
[D]Chile
[B]Star
Answer
[C]Comet
Switzerland The Andes Mountains line the western
edge of South America, from Venezuela all the way [D]Meteorite
along Chile to South America’s southern tip (about
9,000 km in all), making them the longest mountain Answer
range in the world. Along that route, they cross Asteroid KIC 8462852 is an F-type main-sequence star
through Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. By width, they located in the constellation Cygnus approximately 454
cross into Argentina, which borders with Chile. The parsecs (1,480 ly) from Earth. In September 2015,
Andes are one of the tallest mountain ranges, too, several astronomers published a paper analyzing the
trailing only the Himalayas of Asia in height. Many unusual light fluctuations of the star as measured by
summits (tops of the mountains) reach higher than the kepler space telescope, a probe that records
20,000 feet. changes in the brightness of distant orbiting stars to
detect exoplanets. The star’s large irregular changes in
brightness is consistent with a large mass (or many
71.. Valfajr is a smart torpedo system design and small masses together) orbiting the star in “tight
develop by which country? formation”.
[A]Japan
[B] China 74. The National Dialogue Quartet (NDQ) of which

country won the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize?
[C]Iran
[A]Uganda
[D] Pakistan
[B]Belarus
Answer
[C]Tunisia
Iran Valfajr is a smart torpedo system that was design
and develop by Iran. Torpedo has high speed and [D]Ireland
destructive explosive warheads approximately 220 kg.
Valfajr can destroy naval targets in different weather Answer
and depth. Tunisia The Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet (NDQ)
won prestigious 2015 Nobel Peace Prize for helping
the country’s transition to democracy. It has been
72.. In which country is located Peninsula Valdes, an selected for its decisive contribution in building
important and significant natural habitats for the pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the
in-situ conservation of several threatened species of 2011 Jasmine Revolution. The Quartet is credited with
outstanding universal value? creating a national dialogue between the country’s
Islamist and secular coalition parties amid deepening
[A]Chile political and economic crisis in 2013. It was
[B]Argentina established in 2013 as an alternative, peaceful political
process at a time when Tunisia was on the brink of
[C]Peru civil war aftermath of revolution.
[D]Mexico
Answer 75. In which country the Vulnerable 20 (V20) countries

meeting held recently?
Argentina The Valdes Peninsula is a peninsula on the
Atlantic coast in the Viedma Department in the north [A]India
east of Chubut Province, Argentina. Is a site of global
significance for the conservation of marine mammals. [B]Peru
It is home to an important breeding population of the [C]Vietnam
endangered southern right whale as well as important
breeding populations of southern elephant seals and [D]Bangladesh
southern sea lions.
Answer
Peru The Vulnerable Twenty (V20) finance ministers video imaging and another for imaging technique
inaugural meeting held at Lima, Peru. In it all the V20 testing. All four satellites were developed and
members agreed to study the creation of a sovereign produced by Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co.
V20 Climate Risk Pooling Mechanism to distribute Ltd. The company will also take charge of commercial
economic and financial risks, improve recovery after operations of the satellites to provide remote-sensing
climate-induced weather disasters and enhance the data and relevant products, which may be used for the
security of jobs, livelihoods, businesses and investors. monitoring, development and surveying of resources
The V20 is a bloc consists of countries most as well as mapping and disaster prevention for
threatened by climate change including’s members domestic and overseas clients.
are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Bhutan, Costa
Rica, East Timor, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Kiribati,
Madagascar, the Maldives, Nepal, the Philippines, 78. Who has been awarded the Nobel Prize in
Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Tanzania, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Economic Sciences 2015?
Vietnam.
[A]Angus Deaton
[B]Samuel Wilson
[C]Caleb Henry
76.Who has been elected as the new head of the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)? [D]Steve Jurczyk
[A]Lee Hoi-chang Answer
[B]Rajendra Pachauri Angus Deaton The Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences

2015 has been awarded to Angus Deaton of Princeton
[C]Hoesung Lee University, New Jersey, USA. Mr Deaton won the
[D]Jean-Pascal van Ypersele prestigious award for his analysis of consumption,
poverty and welfare. The economics award officially
Answer known as the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic
Sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel wasn’t created by
Hoesung Lee The South Korean economist, Dr. Nobel, but by Sweden’s central bank in 1968. Though
Hoesung Lee (69) has been elected as the new it’s handed out along with the other prizes and the
chairperson of the Intergovernmental Panel on criteria for selecting winners are the same, it’s not a
Climate Change (IPCC) of United Nations. He Nobel Prize in the same sense.
succeeded India’s Rajendra Pachauri, who served as
IPCC chair for 13 years and resigned in February 2015
amid a sexual harassment scandal. Prof Lee, an expert
on climate economics and sustainable development, is .79. The Wilson disease is caused due to accumulation
a professor at the Graduate School of Energy and of which chemical in tissues?
Environment of Korea University in Republic of Korea. [A]Magnesium
He is also part of the president advisory board on
climate change of Asian Development Bank (ADB). He [B]Copper
is the fourth person to lead the IPCC in its 27-year
[C]Iron
history.
[D]Silicon
Answer
77.The Jilin-1 satellite has been launched by which
country recently for commercial remote sensing Copper Wilson’s disease or hepatolenticular
services? degeneration is an autosomal recessive genetic
disorder in which copper accumulates in tissues; this
[A]USA
manifests as neurological or psychiatric symptoms and
[B]Japan liver disease. It is treated with medication that reduces
copper absorption or removes the excess copper from
[C]Russia the body, but occasionally a liver transplant is
[D]China required.
Answer
China For commercial remote-sensing services, China 80.For which of the following discovery, Nobel Prize
launched “Jilin-1” satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite for 2015 Chemistry was awarded?
Launch Centre in China’s Gansu province, included one [A]for discoveries in RNA repair
optical remote-sensing satellite, two satellites for
[B]for discoveries in kidney repair International Monetary Fund (IMF). The report
projects global growth for 2015 at 3.1 %, which is 0.3
[C]for discoveries in lungs repair % point lower than in 2014, and 0.2 % point below the
[D]for discoveries in DNA repair forecasts in the July 2015 World Economic Outlook
(WEO) Update. India’s growth is expected to
Answer strengthen from 7.3 % 2015 and last year to 7.5 % in
2016.
for discoveries in DNA repair The 2015 Nobel Prize in
Chemistry jointly awarded to Tomas Lindahl, Paul
Modrich and Aziz Sancar for having mapped, at a
molecular level, how cells repair damaged DNA and 83. The winner of 2015 FIDE World Chess Cup is __?
safeguard the genetic information. Tomas Lindahl is
[A]Peter Svidler
from the Francis Crick Institute, UK; Paul Modrich is
from Duke University School of Medicine, USA and [B]Garry Kasparov
Aziz Sancar belongs to University of North Carolina
School of Medicine, USA. Their work provided [C]Sergey Karjakin
fundamental knowledge of how a living cell functions [D]Viswanathan Anand
and how it is used for the development of new cancer
treatments. The winners will share the 8 million Answer
Swedish kronor (about $960,000) prize money. Each
Sergey Karjakin The Russian chess player, Mr. Sergey
winner will also get a diploma and a gold medal at the
Karjakin won the 2015 FIDE World Chess Cup held at
annual award ceremony on Dec. 10, the anniversary of
Baku, Azerbaijan. The Chess World Cup is the highly
the death of prize founder Alfred Nobel.
regarded tournaments in chess after the World
Championship and the Candidates Tournament.
81. Who among the following is the winner of 2015

PEN Pinter Prize?
84. The International Day of the Girl Child is observed
[A]David Hare on which of the following days?
[B]Tom Stoppard [A]6 October
[C]Salman Rushdie [B]8 October
[D]James Fenton [C]11 October
Answer [D]12 October
James Fenton For speaking “truth to power – Answer

forcefully, fearlessly, and beautifully, the 2015 PEN
11 October The International Day of the Girl Child is
Pinter Prize has been won by British poet and
celebrated on 11 October every year. In 2011, the
journalist Mr. James Fenton. Beside this award, the
United Nations General Assembly declared October 11
Saudi blogger and activist Mr. Raif Badawi won the
as the International Day of the Girl Child, to recognize
2015 International Writer of Courage Award. Though,
girl’s right and the unique challenges they face around
due to Mr. Badawi’s imprisonment, his award was
the world.
accepted by Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia
and campaigner for Raif Badawi.
85. Who among the following is current Prime

Minister of Nepal?
82. Which of the following organizations releases
World Economic Outlook from time to time? [A]Sushil Koirala
[A]World Economic Forum [B]K P Sharma Oli
[B]World Bank [C]Girija Prasad Koirala
[C]International Monetary Fund [D]Manmohan Adhikari
[D]World Trade Organization Answer
Answer K P Sharma Oli CPN-UML Chairman K P Sharma Oli was
elected as the next Prime Minister of Nepal. Oli
International Monetary Fund The World Economic
defeated incumbent Sushil Koirala. Oli has secured 338
Outlook (WEO) October 2015 Update titled ‘Adjusting
votes, 39 more than the 299 that he needed to be
to Lower Commodity Prices’ has been released by
elected as the prime minister while Nepali congress
president Koirala could only secure 249 votes. with thunderstorms and atmospheric instability,
forming from water vapour carried by powerful
upward air currents. Cumulonimbus can form alone, in
86. Which country successfully tests the Emad missile, clusters, or along cold front squall lines. These clouds
a new generation long-range ballistic missile? are capable of producing lightning and other
dangerous severe weather, such as tornadoes.
[A]China
[B]Iran
89. In October 2015, which country / territory flag was
[C]Iraq raised at United Nations for the first time?
[D]Japan [A]Timor
Answer [B]Palestine
Iran Iran has successfully test-fired the Emad a new [C]Syria

generation long-range ballistic missile. The Emad
surface-to-surface missile, designed and built by Iran. [D]Jordan
It is Iran’s first long-range missile that can be Answer
precision-guided until it reaches its target. The liquid
propelled rocket had a range of 1,700 kilometers and Palestine Palestine president Mahmoud Abbas raised
was accurate to within 500 meters of the target. the flag of the state of Palestine at United Nations for
the first time. The Palestinians campaigned for a
General Assembly resolution that was overwhelmingly
87. Which among the following has been ranked top in approved on September 10 allowing the UN observer
terms of brand value, globally? states to fly their flag alongside those of the 193 UN
member states.
[A]Google
[B]Coca Cola
90.Cotopaxi, a beautiful snow covered volcano is
[C]Apple located in which country?
[D]Samsung [A]Cuba
Answer [B]USA
Apple According to the annual report compiled by [C]Ecuador

Interbrand, American tech giant Apple topped the list
with its brand value estimated at $170.3 billion, up 43 [D]Chile
percent from a year earlier. Google Inc. Ranked Answer
second at $120.3 billion, up 12 percent from the
previous year. The top ten brands in the list, after Ecuador Cotopaxi is an active stratovolcano in the
Apple and Google, were Coca Cola ($78 billion), Andes Mountains, located in the Latacunga canton of
Microsoft ($67 billion), IBM ($65 billion), Toyota ($49 Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador, in South America. It is the
billion), Samsung ($45 billion), General Electric ($42 second highest summit in Ecuador, reaching a height
billion), McDonald’s ($39 billion) and Amazon ($37 of 5,897 m (19,347 ft).
billion).
91.In which year, India will chair the prestigious G20

88. Which type of cloud most often produces severe forum?
thunderstorm and hail storms?
[A]2016
[A]Cumulus
[B]2017
[B]Cirrus
[C]2018
[C]Cumulonimbus
[D]2019
[D]Stratus
Answer
Answer
2018 India will chair the G20 forum in 2018 and New
Cumulonimbus Cumulonimbus, from the Latin Delhi could host the prestigious annual G20 summit.
cumulus (“heap”) and nimbus (“rainstorm”, “storm China is chairing the G20 this time, following which
cloud”), is a dense towering vertical cloud associated Germany will in 2017 and then the Chair will pass on
to India for 2018. One of the G20 countries is selected he received the prestigious UK Crime Writer’s
to hold the Chair in rotation, also known as ‘G20 Association Gold Dagger award. Robotham’s novel,
presidency’. titled ‘Life or Death’, beat other shortlisted authors
that included The Silkworm by JK Rowling, and sci-fi
writer Stephen King’s Mr Mercedes. ‘Life or Death’
92. The ARSAT2 is a communication satellite launched tells the story of a Texan prisoner who escapes jail a
by which country? day before he is due to be released.
[A]Australia
[B]Argentina 95. Which country has been ranked number one in the
recently launched ICC women’s team ranking?
[C]South Korea
[A]India
[D]Angola
[B]Bangladesh
Answer
[C]Australia
Argentina ARSAT2 is a second communication satellite
launched by Argentina on 1 October 2015. The [D]New Zealand
country’s previous telecommunications satellite, Answer
ARSAT1, was sent up nearly a year ago, when
Argentina became the first Latin American country to Australia Australia is ranked number one in the
develop and launch a telecommunications satellite recently launched ICC women’s team ranking
into orbit. following its success in the ICC Women’s World Cup
2013 in India and the ICC Women’s World Twenty20
2014 in Bangladesh. England is ranked second in the
93.Recently, which country has been severely affected 10-team table, 10 points behind Australia, followed by
by Super typhoon Dujuan? New Zealand (109), India (105), West Indies (99),
South Africa (92), Pakistan (81), Sri Lanka (74),
[A]Philippines Bangladesh (57) and Ireland (26).
[B]Japan
[C]China 96.. On which of the following days International Day

of Older Persons is celebrated?
[D]Bangladesh
[A]September 30
Answer
[B]September 29
China Super typhoon Dujuan has caused heavy losses
in China’s coastal provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian. [C]October 1
Dujuan, the 21st typhoon of the year, made landfall in
Fujian on Tuesday morning. It killed two people and [D]October 2
injured 324 in Taiwan previously. In Fujian, Dujuan Answer
affected over a million people, with 430,200
evacuated. Four-hundred houses were destroyed and October 1 International Day of Older Persons is
about 31,000 hectares of crops were damaged across observed on 1 October every year. On 14 December
seven cities and 51 counties in the province. 1990, the United Nations General Assembly
designated 1 October the International Day of Older
Persons. This was preceded by initiatives such as the
94. Who among the following has been crowned the Vienna International Plan of Action on Ageing which
prestigious UK Crime Writer’s Association Gold Dagger was adopted by the 1982 World Assembly on Ageing
award? and endorsed later that year by the UN General
Assembly. The theme of the 2015 commemoration is
[A]JK Rowling “Sustainability and Age Inclusiveness in the Urban
Environment”.
[B]Robert Galbraith
[C]Michael Robotham
97. The Champions of the Earth award is the highest
[D]Rolf Harris
environmental award given by which organization?
Answer
[A]United Nations
Michael Robotham Australian author Michael
[B]World Bank
Robotham has won the year’s best crime writer after
[C]World Trade Organisation pilgrims stay overnight during the five days of each Haj
season. For the rest of the year, Mina remains pretty
[D]European Union much deserted. There are more than 100,000
Answer air-conditioned tents in Mina providing temporary
accommodation to 3 million pilgrims.
United Nations The Champions of the Earth award is
the United Nations highest environmental honour
recognizing visionary people and organisations all over 101. Which one of the following birds is often
the world that exemplify leadership and advocate
regarded as the “Farmers of the Forest”?
action on sustainable development, climate change
and a life of dignity for all. The award was established [A]Great Indian Bustard
in 2004.
[B]Hornbills
[C]Myna
98. Currently, which among the following countries
have space observatory? [D]Toucans
Answer Answer
So far only US, Russia and Japan have own space Hornbills Hornbills are unique birds. They get their
observatory. After successful launching of ASTROSTAT name from the horn-like projection called a casque on
top of their beak. Hornbills are often called as the
India became the fourth country globally to have
space observatory. ‘farmers of the forest’ as they disperse the seeds of
many tropical trees and keep the forest alive.
Unfortunately, most hornbill species are threatened
by habitat loss and hunting.
99. What is the theme of World Tourism Day-2015?
*A+One billion tourist’s one billion opportunities

102. Which planet has largest planetary
[B]Sustainable tourism for future magnetosphere in the solar system?
[C]Tourism Linking Cultures
[A]Earth
[D]Tourism and Energetic Sustainability [B]Jupiter
Answer [C]Mars
One billion tourist’s one billion opportunities The
[D]Neptune
World Tourism Day celebration was started by the
United Nations World Tourism Organization in the Answer
year 1980 which is celebrated every year at 27th
September. This day is celebrated every year having Jupiter The magnetosphere of Jupiter is the largest
particular theme for making aware the people all over planetary magnetosphere in the Solar system,
the world. The theme of this year tourism day is One extending up to 7,000,000 kilometres on the dayside
billion tourist’s one billion opportunities. and almost to the orbit of Saturn on the nightside.
Jupiter’s magnetosphere is stronger than Earth’s by an
order of magnitude, and its magnetic moment is
approximately 18,000 times larger.
100. Mina, the city of tents is located in which of the
following country?
[A]Jordan 103. Which country has recently adopted Cow as

national animal?
[B]Saudi Arabia
[A]Sri Lanka
[C]Mexico
[B]Bhutan
[D]Syria
[C]Nepal
Answer
[D]Singapore
Saudi Arabia Mina is a small city located inside a low
lying valley in the province of Makkh, in western Saudi Answer
Arabia. Inside the 20 square km valley, tents cover
every open space, as far as the eye can see, neatly Nepal Cow, which is sacred to Hindus, has been
arranged, row after row. It is in these tents Hajj declared the animal of Nepal. Now, the animal has
constitutional protection and cow slaughter has also
been banned in Nepal. 107.Which of the following is the first developing
country to prepare a Climate Change Strategy and
Action Plan and to set up its own Climate Change Trust
104. The Lapis Lazuli is a historic corridor connects Fund?
Afghanistan with which region of the world? [A]India
[A]Europe [B]Bangladesh
[B]South Asia [C]Nepal
[C]Africa [D]Sri Lanka
[D]North America Answer
Answer Bangladesh Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Europe The Lapis Lazuli corridor connects Afghanistan has been named as one of the winners of the UN’s
through Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia to the highest environmental accolades – Champion of the
Black Sea and ultimately through Turkey to the Earth in recognition of Bangladesh’s far-reaching
Mediterranean Sea and Europe. The Lapis Lazuli initiatives to address climate change. According to
corridor is a historic corridor. Some 2,000 years back, UNEP: Bangladesh is the first developing country to
lapis lazuli stone was exported from Badakhshan in prepare a Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan
north-eastern Afghanistan through this route to and to set up its own Climate Change Trust Fund in
Europe. 2009.It has one of the world’s largest solar home
energy systems covering over 10% of its off-grid
population, and earmarks 6% of its annual budget for
climate change adaptation. Previous winners include
105. The chemical used in indelible ink (Election ink) is
National Geographic Society, South Africa’s Black
_____?
Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit and Brazil’s cosmetic firm
[A]Sodium Nitrate Natura.
[B]Potassium Nitrate
[C]Silver Nitrate 108.The Long March-6 rocket was launched by which

among the following countries recently?
[D]Silver Iodide
[A]United States
Answer
[B]China
Silver Nitrate Indelible ink typically contain Silver
Nitrate which stains the skin on exposure of ultraviolet [C]France
light, leaving a mark that is impossible to wash off and
[D]India
is only removed on external skin cells are replaced.
Answer
China China has successfully launched a

106. The “Ease of Doing Business Index” is prepared
newly-developed carrier rocket Long March-6, capable
and published by _____?
of taking satellites into the orbit, as part of the
[A]World Trade Organisation country’s space program. The 29.3-meter- long rocket
carried 20 micro satellites into the space, which are
[B]World Bank Group due to be used for experiments in technology and new
products, adding that the new carrier rocket uses a
[C]United Nations
fuel composed of liquid oxygen and kerosene, which is
[D]European Union purportedly free of toxicity and pollution. Based on a
2011 policy paper, the Long March-6 rockets are
Answer expected to be capable of putting not less than one
ton of payload into the orbit at an altitude of 700
World Bank Group The ease of doing business index is
kilometres.
prepared by World Bank Group. The index ranks
economies from 1 to 189, with first place being the
best. A high ranking means that the regulatory
environment is conducive to business operation. The 109. The Parchin military site, which was recently
index averages the country’s percentile rankings on 10 making news is in which country?
topics covered in the World Bank’s Doing Business.
[A]Iran
[B]Iraq
[C]Syria
[D]Libya 112. The FARC rebels are members of a terrorist

organization which is in conflict with which of the
Answer following governments?
Iran International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has
[A]Brazil
recently taken environmental samples from the
sensitive military site in Iran. Parchin is a military [B]Panama
complex located some 30 kilometres South of Iran’s
capital Tehran. It has also served as a missile test [C]Colombia
range. [D]Venezuela
Answer
110. The Syriza party has recently won third national Colombia Recently Colombian government and FARC
election in which of the following European countries rebels have agreed to sign a definitive peace deal
recently? within six months to end half a century of conflict.
[A]Netherlands
[B]Belgium 113. Which day has been proclaimed by United

Nations as “International Genocide Commemoration
[C]Croatia
Day”?
[D]Greece
[A]December 9
Answer
[B]November 12
Greece In Greece, Alexis Tsipras’ left-wing Syriza party
won country’s third national vote this year despite a [C]October 25
party rebellion over his acceptance of a painful third [D]September 22
international bailout. Though Syriza fell short of a
governing majority in the 300-member parliament and Answer
was projected to win 145 seats, however it was
December 9 The United Nations General Assembly
expected to form a coalition government with ease.
(UNGA) adopted the resolutions that proclaimed
6. Which of the following countries has world’s highest December 9 as International Day of Commemoration
household broadband penetration in 2015? [A]Qatar & Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and
[B]United States [C]South Korea [D]Japan Hide Answer of the Prevention of this Crime. The day marks the
South Korea According to the State of Broadband 2015 anniversary of the signing of the 1948 Genocide
report by the United Nations, Republic of Korea Convention.
continues to have the world’s highest household
broadband penetration, with 98.5 per cent of homes
connected. 114. Which of the following countries was earlier
known as Republic of Upper Volta?
[A]Zimbabwe
[B]Burkina Faso
111. Which of the following countries has world’s
highest household broadband penetration in 2015? [C]Niger
[A]Qatar [D]Ghana
[B]United States Answer
[C]South Korea Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a land-locked West
African state surrounded by six countries. It has a
[D]Japan
population of just over 17 million people. Formerly
Answer known as the Republic of Upper Volta, the official
language is French. It is an important ally for the US
South Korea According to the State of Broadband 2015 and France in the fight against militants in the Sahel
report by the United Nations, Republic of Korea region. A military coup was held here recently.
continues to have the world’s highest household
broadband penetration, with 98.5 per cent of homes
connected.
115.Which among the following is the National flower
of the newly adopted constitution of Nepal? Ranil Wickremesinghe Recently, Sri Lankan Prime
Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe had visited India. He is
[A]Lali gurans holding the office of Prime Minister of Sri Lanka since
[B]Chrysanthemum 9 January 2015. He is also the leader of the United
National Front. This is his third term as Prime Minister
[C]Lotus of Sri Lanka.
[D] Blue water lily
Answer 118. What would be the number of bytes, transferred

at the rate of 1 Kilobit per second?
Lali gurans With reference of the newly adopted
constitution of Nepal, the list of national symbols of [A]100
Nepal are a) National Bird: Himalayan monal
(Lophophorus impejanus). b) National Flag: World’s [B]108
only non-quadrilateral national flag. c) National [C]125
Emblem: Coat of arms. d) National Dress:
Daura-Suruwal. e) National Anthem: Sayaun Thunga [D]128
Phool Ka. f) National Animal: Cow. g) National Flower:
Rhododendron (or lali gurans). h) National Language: Answer
Nepali. 125 kilobit per second (kbps) is a unit of data transfer
rate equal to 1,000 bits per second and 125 bytes per
second.
116. Which drug/ painkiller has been responsible for
large scale decline in the vulture population?
[A]Paracetamol 119. With reference to United Nations, which among

the following status is applicable to Vatican?
[B]Codeine
[A]Member State
[C]Morphine
[B]Non-Member Non-sovereign State
[D]Diclofenac
[C]Observer State
[D]Non-member observer state
Answer
Answer
Non-member observer state Palestine became an
Diclofenac On the request of Union Environment observer state in 2012. The Vatican has been a
Ministry, the Union Health Ministry banned the sale of non-member observer state since 1964.
multiple-dose vials of a painkiller “diclofenac” whose
use in the veterinary sector has pushed vultures in
India to the brink of extinction. The commonly-used 120. Which city of China will host the 2022 Asian
anti-inflammatory drug for cattle is considered the Games?
chief cause for the steep decline in the number of
vultures in recent years. The drug is harmless to the [A]Dongguan
cattle it is administered to, but is fatal for the vultures,
[B]Guangzhou
who routinely feed on the carcass of dead cattle.
Studies have shown that the drug causes kidney and [C]Hangzhou
liver failure in vultures.
[D]Shanghai
Answer
117. Who among the following is current Prime
Minister of Sri Lanka? Hangzhou Hangzhou, the capital city of Zhejiang
Province in east China has been chosen by the Olympic
[A]Maithripala Sirisena Council of Asia (OCA) to host the 2022 Asian Games. It
will be the third time that the Asian games will be held
[B]Ranil Wickremesinghe
in a Chinese city after Beijing in 1990 and Guangzhou
[C]Chandrika Kumaratunga in 2010. Hangzhou is best known for the West Lake, a
placid and tourist attraction and is also home base of
[D]Mahinda Rajapaksa Chinese Internet (ecommerce) giant Alibaba.
Answer
121. Recently, Tropical Storm Etau caused extensive and Trinidad and Tobago celebrate their
and destructive floods in which of the following Independence Day. On August 31, 1991 Kyrgyzstan
countries? became an independent nation after the break up of
Soviet Union. Trinidad and Tobago got independence
[A]Australia from the United Kingdom on August 15, 1962 and
[B]Japan Malaysia got independence from the United Kingdom
on August 31,1957.
[C]China
[D]Sri Lanka
125. Which of the following cosmonauts currently
Answer holds record for having spent maximum time in
Space?
Japan On September 2, 2015, the Tropical Storm Etau
caused extensive and destructive floods across eastern [A]Gennady Padalka
Japan. It originated near Guam and made a landfall in
Honshu, Japan. [B]Sergei Krikalev
[C]Alexandr Kaleri
122. Which African city will host the 2022 [D]Sergei Avdeyev
Commonwealth Games? Answer
[A]Pretoria Gennady Padalka In September 2015, the Russian
[B] Kimberley astronaut Gennady Padalka has returned to Earth with
the record for having spent the most time in space.
[C]Johannesburg The 57-year-old’s latest mission lasted 168 days,
bringing his total to 879 days in space over five trips;
[D]Durban
which is more than anyone else so far.
Answer
126. With reference to United Nations, which among
Durban The South African city of Durban is selected as the following status is applicable to Vatican?
the host for the 2022 Commonwealth Games at the
[A]Member State
Federation’s general assembly in Auckland, New
Zealand. [B]Non-Member Non-sovereign State
[C]Observer State
123. Which among the following country in South Asia [D]Non-member observer state
has highest GDP per capita (current prices)?
Answer
[A]India
Non-member observer state Palestine became an
[B]Bangladesh observer state in 2012. The Vatican has been a
non-member observer state since 1964.
[C]Sri Lanka
[D]Maldives
127. Recently demolished “Temple of Baalshamin”
Answer
was located in __?
Maldives GDP per capita (current prices) in USD
[A]Afghanistan
[B]Syria
124. Which of the following countries celebrate
[C]Turkey
Independence Day on August 31?
[D]Iraq
[A]Trinidad and Tobago
Answer
[B]Malaysia
Syria The Temple of Baalshamin was an ancient
[C]Kyrgyzstan
temple in the city of Palmyra, Syria, dedicated to the
[D]All of the above Canaanite deity Baalshamin. On August 2015, the
temple was demolished by the Islamic State of Iraq
Answer and the Levant (ISIL) after the capture of Palmyra
during the Syrian Civil War.
All of the above On August 31, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia
country?
128. Which country will host the World’s First [A]Bangladesh

International Controlled Bank of low-enriched
Uranium? [B]Sri Lanka
[A]Russia [C]Iran
[B]Kazakhstan [D]Pakistan
[C]Turkmenistan Answer
Bangladesh The Bangladesh Novelist Zia Haider

[D]Australia
Rahman won the UK’s oldest literary award, James
Answer Tait Black Award 2015, for his debut novel “In the
Light of What We Know”. The novel is based on a
Kazakhstan To ensure fuel supplies for power stations disillusioned banker who is reunited with an old friend
and prevent nuclear proliferation, the world’s first
before embarking on an epic journey.
International Controlled Bank of low-enriched
Uranium will be hosted by the ex-Soviet nation,
Kazakhstan.
129. The NASA’s spacecraft which discovered the

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[D]LADSE 06 Iraqi troops clash with Islamic State; 23 killed.

Answer
LADEE The NASA’s spacecraft, Lunar Atmosphere and 07 Car bomb attack at Yemen police academy kills 37.
Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) founded the
presence of glowing neon gas on the moon’s
atmosphere. Neon gas commonly used in electric signs
* Armed men attack office of Paris weekly Charlie
on Earth because of its intense glow.
Hebdo, killing 12.
130. Which is the first country to receive funds from

09 Maithripala Sirisena wins Sri Lanka presidential poll.
the United Nations (UN) for Solar Home Systems?
[A]South Korea
10 Female suicide bomber kills 16 in Nigeria.
[B]Srilanka
[C]Bangladesh
* IS attack kills 26 in Iraq.
[D]Singapore
Answer
20 Syrian air strikes on IS-held area kill 65.
Bangladesh Bangladesh became the first country to
receive funds from the United Nations (UN) for its fast
growing solar home systems. The UNFCCC (UN
Framework Convention for Climate Change) has issued 23 Saudi Crown Prince Salman becomes king after the
carbon credits worth $ 3.56 million to two Bangladeshi death of King Abdullah.
organisations viz. Grameen Shakti and Infrastructure
Development Company Ltd (IDCOL).
25 US President Barack Obama arrives in New Delhi;
signs civilian N-deal.
131. The 2015 James Tait Black Award has been won
by Zia Haider Rahman, recently. He belongs to which
27 Armed men attack Tripoli hotel, killing eight. 28 Philippine clashes kill 24 Abu Sayyaf militants.
29 Suicide attack kills 16 in Afghanistan. MARCH
05 Boko Haram kills 68 in Nigeria.
FEBRUARY
02 Taliban kill nine policemen in Kandahar. 07 Boko Haram bombings kill 58 in Nigeria.
04 Taiwan plane plunges in river, killing 25. 13 Former Maldives president Nasheed jailed for 13
years.
05 Afghan troops kill 18 militants in Nangarhar.

18 Gunmen storm Tunisian museum, killing 17
foreigners.
* Syrian air strikes on rebels kill 45.
19 Woman beaten to death on blasphemy charges in

09 Football match stampede kills 25 in Cairo. Kabul.
10 Aam Aadmi Party wins Deli polls. 24 German budget airline`s plane crashes in France,
killing 150.
11 Ukraine peace talks begin.

* US drone kills 13 in Afghanistan.
14 Sectarian violence kills 26 in Yemen.

28 Boko Haram beheads 23 in Nigeria.
15 Woman bomber kills 10 in Nigeria.

29 Air strikes on refugee camp kill 45 in Yemen.
16 IS beheads 21 Egyptian nationals in Libya.

30 IS executes 37 in Syria.
17 Boko Haram suicide attack kills 38 in Nigeria.

APRIL
01 Saudi-led coalition kills 37 in Yemen.

20 Al Shebab kills 25 in Somalia.
02 Al Shebab militants kill 147 in Kenya university

22 Girl suicide bomber kills five in Nigeria. siege.
22 Ferry sinks in a Bangladesh river, killing 41. * Iran and world powers agree on framework Ndeal.
24 BJP and PDP agree to form coalition in held 11 Bangladesh hangs Jamaat-i-Islami leader for 1971
Kashmir. killings.
* IS kidnaps 90 Christians in Syria. 17 Wave of bombing kills 40 in Baghdad.

18 Suicide attack kills 33 in Jalalabad. 07 Saudi-led air strikes kill 45 in Yemen.
19 Saudi-led air strikes kill 85 in Yemen. 20 Bomb kills 14 in Afghanistan.
25 Earthquake kills 1300 in Nepal. 30 Bomb kills 28 in Yemen.
MAY Indonesia military plane crash kills 116.
09 Iraqi prison break leaves 36 dead; 40 escape.
JULY
11 Earthquake kills 48 in Nepal. 01 IS attacks Egyptian military post; 70 dead.
14 Taliban kill 14 in Kabul. 02 Boko Haram kills 150 in Nigeria.
21 IS seizes Syrian Palmyra city. 04 Egyptian war planes kill 25 militants.
22 Gunfight kills 39 in Mexico.22 Suicide bomber kills 10 Charity handout stampede kills 25 in Bangladesh.
21 in Saudi mosque.
11 Syrian air strike kills 28 IS militants.

24 Mass grave found in Malaysia.
13 Suicide attack on Afghan military base kills 33.

IS executes 16 in Iraq.
14 Iran and world powers clinch N-deal.

Taliban kill 10 Afghan policemen.
15 Attack kills 30 in Nigeria.

26 China fire kills 38.
* Stampede kills 27 in India.

30 Government forces bomb Aleppo, killing 71.
17 Three women suicide bomber kill 13 in Nigeria.

JUNE
02 Gunmen kill nine Afghan employees of Czech

charity. 20 UN endorses Iran N-deal.
* Blast kills 50 in Nigeria. * US friendly fire kills 10 Afghan troops.
04 Blast in Ghana kills 90. 22 Afghan suicide bomber kills 15.
06 India, Bangladesh seal land pact. 23 Ethnic clashes kill 40 in Libya.

27 Gunfight at wedding kills 22 in Afghanistan.
05 Clashes between IS and Syrian rebels kill 47.
AUGUST
03 Syrian army jets kill 31. 09 Al Qaeda takes Syrian army base in Idlib.
06 Suicide attack on Saudi mosque kills 15. 11 US drone attack in Afghanistan kills 15.
07 Suicide attack at Kabul Police Academy kills 20. * Construction crane crashes in Makkah Grand
Mosque, killing 87.
09 Taliban attack kills 21 in Kunduz.

12 Explosion in Indian restaurant kills 85.
10 Attack kills 42 in Iraq.

16 US sets up special ceII in Pentagon for defence ties
with India.
11 Boko Haram kills 47 in Nigeria.
17 Blast kills 23 in Baghdad.

12 Taliban kill 15 policemen in Helmand.
19 Al Qaeda fighters kill 45 Syrian armymen 21 Boko

13 IS kills 54 in Baghdad. Haram kills 54 in Nigeria.
* Explosion in Chinese kills 50. 24 Stampede kills 717 people in Mina during Haj.
6 Aircraft with 54 aboard crashes in Indonesia. * Suicide bomb kills 25 in Yemen.
* Syrian army kills 82. 28 Saudi-led air strikes kill 40 in Yemen.
19 IS beheads antiquities expert in Syria. 30 Mob lynches man for eating beef in India.
26 Two TV journalists shot dead in Virginia. OCTOBER
02 US military plane crashes in Afghanistan, killing 14.
30 Saudi women allowed to contest local elections.

03 Suicide attack kills 24 in Baghdad.
* Saudi-led air strikes kill 36 in Yemen.31 Boko Haram

kills 80 in Nigeria. * Us air strike on Kunduz kills 19.
SEPTEMBER 10 Suicide attacks kill 86 in Ankara.

02 Attack kills 20 in Yemen.
11 Air strike kills eight IS leaders in Iraq.

04 Yemeni rebels kill 50 troops of UAE and Bahrain.
17 Saudi air strikes mistakenly kill 30 pro-government 02 Attack kills 12 in California town.
troops.
* Taliban leader Mullah Mansour injured.

22 Man kills two with sword at Swedish school.
04 Blast in Cairo nightclub kills 16.

* Kurdish troops backed by US forces stormed IS
prison in Iraq, freeing 70 hostages.
06 US-led raid kills 32 IS militants in Syria.
23 Mosque blast kills 55 in Nigeria.

08 Taliban factions clash; 50 dead in Heart.
31 Russian aircraft crashes in Egypt, killing 224.

11 IS attack kills 50 in Syria.
NOVEMBER
01 Erdogan wins election. 12 Global pact to fight climate change adopted.
07 Russain air strikes kill 23 in Syria. 13 Air strike kills 31 Syrian rebels.
08 Afghan Taliban factions clash; 50 dead. *8 Fire at Russian mental hospital kills 23.
09 Jordanian police officer opens fire; two Americans 19 Sectarian violence kills 75 in Yemen.
among four killed.
20 Russia air strikes kill 43 in Syria.

11 Myanmar NLD party wins first free election in 25
years.
21 Taliban suicide attack kills six US soldiers in
Helmand.
13 IS attack kills 44 in Lebanon.
24 Fire sweeps though hospital in Saudi Arabia, killing

14 IS attacks kill 129 in Paris. 25.
20 Gunmen kill 22 in Mali. 27 Wildfire kills over a hundred in Australia.
22 Landslide in Myanmar kills 100. 28 Afghan militia beheads four IS fighters.
24 Russian warplane shot down in Turkey over

airspace violation.
CURRENT AFFAIR PAKISTAN
29 Russian air strikes kill 18 in Syria. JANUARY
03 Air strikes kill 31 in Khyber Agency.
DECEMBER
06 National Assembly passes 21st and Army Act
Amendment bills.
10 Frontier Corps kills 15 in Balochistan.
09 Four Al Qaeda men shot dead in an encounter by

police. 11 Government extends military courts to Fata.
* Bomb attack near Imambargah in Rawalpindi kills 12 Army claims arrest of key men behind APS attack.
five.
* Tirah valley air strikes kill seven.

* Clashes between security forces and terrorists kill
15.
13 National Commission on Human Rights established.
11 Accident between bus and oil tanker on National

Highway near Karachi kills 60. 13 Sectarian attack in Peshawar kills 20.
12 US Secretary of State arrives for strategic dialogue. 16 Chaudhry Muhammad Barjis Tahir takes oath as GB
Governor.
14 Former president Pervez Musharraf indicted in

Buqgti murder case. 17 Bomb blast kills five policemen; 31 injured.
15 US drone strike in Shawal valley in Fata kills seven. 18 Suicide attack on imambargah in Islamabad kills
three.
22 Supreme Court decides to take up pleas against

21st Amendment. 20 Coalmine blast kills eight miners in Loralai.
27 Air strikes kill 92 in North Waziristan and Khyber 22 Van fire kills nine in Sindh.
Agency.
MARCH
28 US drone strike kill kills seven in North Waziristan.
03 Pakistan India foreign secretaries hold talks in
Islamabad.
* Constitutional 21st Amendment case proceedings

start in Supreme Court.
04 Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif visits Saudi Arabia.
29 Punjab Governor Chaudhry Sarwar resigns.

08 Senate elections held.
30 Bomb blast at a Shikarpur Imambargah kills 53.

09 Islamabad and Kabul agreed to document
unregistered Afghans.
FEBRUARY
04 Air strikes kill 25 in Khyber Agency. 10 Four policemen shot dead in Karachi.
09 Air strikes kill 12 in Tirah valley. 10 Government reinstates capital punishment for all
offences. Pakistan from Afghanistan.
11 Rangers raid MQM headquarters Nine Zero in 15 Army Strategic Forces Command test the
Karachi. parameters of Ghori missile.
12 Raza Rabbani takes oath as Senate Chairman. 20 Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Islamabad.
15 Suicide bombers hit two churches in Lahore, killing * China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project
15. inaugurated through video link.
20 Suicide bomber kills two Rangers personnel in 21 Clashes kill six militants and two soldiers in
Karachi. Balochistan.22 Clashes and air strikes in South
Waziristan and North Waziristan kill 34.
21 In a clash, Army kills 80 militants in Tirah valley.

24 Sabeen Mahmud shot dead in Karachi.
25 Military operation in Khybar and Kurram tribal

regions kill 46. 26 Cyclone kills people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
26 Militants kill five policemen in Loralai. 29 Karachi University professor Waheed-ur-Rehnan

shot dead.
27 Bomb blast kills two policemen in Karachi.

30 Clashes in Tirah vally kill five Army personnel and
27 militants.
28 Two kidnapped Czechs freed after two years.
MAY
* Clash kills 15 militants in Tirah valley. 02 Military air strikes kill 44 militants in North
Waziristan.
April
04 Five killed in Tirah valley air strikes. 03 Fire engulfs bus carrying wedding party, killing 13.
06 Security forces kill six in Tirah valley. 04 Election tribunal annuls NA-125 results from where
PML-N`s Khwaja Saad Rafique had won.
10 Security forces kill Ziarat attack suspect in Bolan

district. 07 Malik Rafique Rajwana appointed Punjab Governor.
11 Gunmen kill 20 labourers in Turbat. 09 Army helicopter crashes in Naltar valley, killing
foreign envoys and their spouses.
12 Al Qaeda confirms death of two key leaders in

drone strikes in January. 13 Gunmen storm Ismaili community bus in Karachi`s
Safoor Goth area, killing 43.
12 Security forces kill 10 militants trying to enter

15 Military air strikes in North Waziristan kill 15. 28 Military air strikes kill 27 in North Waziristan.
16 US drone attack kills six in North Waziristan. 29 Four suspected terrorists killed in Lahore raid.
17 House fire kills six children in Lahore. 30 Clash with security forces kills 13 in Balochistan.
18 Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Afghan National

Directorate of Security sign cooperation deal.
J U LY
29 Government signs 20 agreements with Belarus.
02 Train carrying troops plunges into canal, killing 17.
30 Violence in Local government polls in Khyber

05 Gunfight kills 12 terrorists and four troops in North
Pakhtunkhwa kills five.
Waziristan.
09 Pakistan joins Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
JUNE
* PM Nawaz Sharif and his Indian counterpart meet on
04 Flood kills 13 in Balochistan. the sidelines of SCOsummit.
06 US drone attack kills eight in North Waziristan. 25 Floods kill 20 in Chitral.
* Ambush kills four policemen in Quetta. 29 Lashkar-i-Jhanqvi leader Malik Ishaq and 12 others
killed in gunfight
07 Five Hazara men gunned down in Quetta.

AUGUST
02 ISI personnel kill Al Qaeda regional chief in Chagai.

08 Bomb attack kills seven soldiers in South
Waziristan; retaliatory attack by security forces kills 19
militants.
* Floods kill 11 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
09 Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif visits Tajikistan.

03 Clashes in South Waziristan kill three soldiers and
five militants.
11 Four policemen shot dead in Quetta.
04 Indian shelling kills three civilians.
20 Sindh heatwave kills 136.
05 Supreme Court declares military courts legal.
23 Heatwave kills another 337 in Karachi.
06 Army helicopter crashes near Mansehra.
25 Flood kills nine in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
* US drone attack kills five militants in North

Waziristan. 14 Shawal valley clash kills an Army major and five
militants.
11 National Assembly adopts Quaid`s vision about

minorities. 15 Nawaz Sharif government unveils Rs341bn package
for farmers.
16 Air strikes kill 40 terrorists in North Waziristan.

18 Afghanistan-based TTP men storm PAF camp in
Peshawar, killing 29 people.
17 Military kills 65 militants in North Waziristan and
Khyber Agency air strikes.
* Air strikes kill 22 militants in South Waziristan.
20 In final phase of Zarb-i-Azb, Army launches ground

offensive in Shawal valley. 19 Air strikes kill 18 in Tirah valley.
22 Election tribunal annuls Speaker Ayaz Sadiq`s OCTOBER

electionto National Assembly.
01 Air strikes kill 25 in North Waziristan.
26 Military operation in Balochistan kills 12 militants.

13 Landslide kills 13 people in Gulistan+Jauhar area of
Karachi.
29 Military kills 14 in Shawal valley.
14 Suicide attack on MNA camp in Dera Ghazi khan

kills seven people.
30 Bomb attack on Jewani airport in Gwadar district
kills two CA A men.
16 Pakistan-Russia sign LNG pipeline accord.
SEPTEMBER
01 Suicide attack in Jamrud (Khyber Agency) kills four 19 A blast in a local bus in Quetta kills 10 people.
people; 56 others injured.
22 Suicide attack on Imambargah in Quetta kills 11

* US drone kills five in North Waziristan * Three people.
Youhanabad terrorism suspects killed in Lahore
encounter.
23 Suicide attack on Muharram procession kills 22
people in Sindh.
02 Three policemen killed in an encounter in
Peshawar.
26 Earthquake kills 220 people across country.
07 Home-made drone kills three in Shawal valley.

31 Violence kills 11 in Khairpur, while 15 others are
injured during polling for local elections.
09 TV journalist Aftab Alam shot dead in Karachi 13 Air
strikes kill 17 in North Waziristan.
* Blast in Multan kills 10 people. NOVEMBER
04 Four-story factory collapses in Lahore`s industrial

area, killing 18 people.
07 Tirah valley air strikes kill 15 militants. 27 Indian PM Modi comes on a surprise visit to Lahore;
has a breif chat with PM Nawaz Sharif.
14 Air strikes kill 22 militants in North Waziristan.

28 COAS Raheel Sharif meets Afghan Preisdent Ashraf
Ghani.
17 Rawalpind-bound Jaffar Express derailed, killing 14
people.
24 Pakistan Air Force fighter pilot Marium Mukhtiar

dies in air crash.
27 Air strikes kill 21 militants in Tirah valley of Khyber

tribal region.
DECEMBER
01Terrorists kill two Army personnel in Karachi.
02 Four Army Public School attackers hanged in Kohat

district pnson.
05 MQM leader Altaf Hussain booked in Imran Farooq

murder case. By Hamim Huda
09 Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj visits

Islamabad to attend Heart of Asia Conference.
14 Clash between security forces and militants kill 13

in Balochistan.
18 Air strikes kill 23 militants in North Waziristan.
22 Professor Mehar Taj elected first deputy speaker of

Khyber Pakhtunkkhwa Assembly.
23 Dr. Abdul Malik quits as Balochistan chief minister.
24 Raheela Hameed Khan elected first woman speaker

of Balochistan Assrmbly.
25 Sindh government blames Islamabad for `invasion`

of the province.

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